Final Four highlights from 2009 NCAA tournament

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Finally, four

Michigan State's Durrell Summers dunks over Connecticut's Stanley Robinson. It was one of the most memorable plays from Final Four weekend of the NCAA men's tournament on Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Detroit.

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

Connecticut's Stanley Robinson slam dunks the ball. Robinson, a 6-foot-9 forward, was one of the Huskies' most versatile performers against the Spartans, guarding three different players and scoring 15 points.

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun watches his team. The defeat to Michigan State was the first time Calhoun had ever lost a Final Four game. Ford Field uses a raised court, which is why Calhoun's chair is elevated above his team's bench.

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

A fracas breaks out between the Michigan State and Connecticut players. It started when Connecticut's Jeff Adrien reacted strongly to a hard foul by Michigan State's Travis Walton. In the middle of this photo, Michigan State's Marquise Gray has his right fist raised and is staring at Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet.

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

Michigan State's Raymar Morgan fights for the ball with Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet and Craig Austrie, right. Morgan had his best game of the 2009 tournament, with 18 points, nine rebounds and five steals.

Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73

North Carolina 83, Villanova 69

Villanova's Scottie Reynolds tries to pass under pressire from North Carolina's Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough, right. The Heels' defense made things tough on Reynolds, who made just 33 percent of his field-goal attempts.

North Carolina 83, Villanova 69

North Carolina 83, Villanova 69

Villanova's Scottie Reynolds, right, and North Carolina's Ty Lawson watch the ball fly out of bounds. Lawson got the better of Reynolds in the point guard matchup, scoring 22 points and dishing eight assists.

North Carolina 83, Villanova 69

North Carolina 83, Villanova 69

North Carolina's Wayne Ellington drives against Villanova's Shane Clark. Ellington had the hot hand against the Wildcats, hitting 7-of-14 field-goal attempts, including 5-of-7 from beyond the 3-point line.